Daughtry to release 2nd album in July

LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- The rock band Daughtry will release its second album "Leave This Town" in the United States July 14, RCA Music Group said.

Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely recorded "Leave This Town" in Los Angeles. The album was produced by Howard Benson and features a dozen plus songs, including the first single, "No Surprise."

"Much of the album explores the different paths we take in our search for transcendence, "the band's record label said in a news release.

"A lot of it is about how leaps of faith can set us free or tie us down, and how we often find heartache when we run from something and redemption when we run toward something," Chris Daughtry said in a statement.

"Daughtry," the group's 2006 debut album, sold 5 million copies worldwide.